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08-23-2018, 01:32 PM
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Coleman 300tq TV Mount Question
Hi Y'all, new to this forum, but i got a question about the TV mount in my 2018 300TQ. This is the mount for above the radio, in the front. How long should the screws be, without going through to the master bed area? I am planing on putting a 32" LCD there. Or should i use a carriage bolt and put the round side facing the bed side of the wall?
Thanks in advance!!
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08-24-2018, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by xboxhacker
Hi Y'all, new to this forum, but i got a question about the TV mount in my 2018 300TQ. This is the mount for above the radio, in the front. How long should the screws be, without going through to the master bed area? I am planing on putting a 32" LCD there. Or should i use a carriage bolt and put the round side facing the bed side of the wall?
Thanks in advance!!
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unless there is a backer board there, the wall is probably hollow and mounting with carriage bolts is most likely not going to work. Usually the walls are only two inches or so thick. good luck.
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08-24-2018, 11:37 PM
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[QUOTE=franktafl;62609]
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Originally Posted by xboxhacker
Hi Y'all, new to this forum, but i got a question about the TV mount in my 2018 300TQ. This is the mount for above the radio, in the front. How long should the screws be, without going through to the master bed area? I am planing on putting a 32" LCD there. Or should i use a carriage bolt and put the round side facing the bed side of the wall?
Thanks in advance!! [/QUOTE
unless there is a backer board there, the wall is probably hollow and mounting with carriage bolts is most likely not going to work. Usually the walls are only two inches or so thick. good luck.
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It sounds like you have a similar set up as ours. Above the radio/DVD player. There should be a sticker as mentioned above.
I used one inch screws as I recall. I did some fancy measuring and approximated the wall thickness in the entertainment center between the bedroom and living area.
Good luck.
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08-24-2018, 11:43 PM
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Just peeked at your floor plan. It is same Entertainment Center idea.
You should be good to go!
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08-25-2018, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ArmyVeteran
Just peeked at your floor plan. It is same Entertainment Center idea.
You should be good to go!
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Thanks!
I was just trying to keep the screws from going all the way through.
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08-25-2018, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by xboxhacker
Thanks!
I was just trying to keep the screws from going all the way through.
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You should probably have two inches to play with. IF and i mean IF you have a backer board there, 1" should do the trick. That is IF you have a backer board. Did I mention you MAY NOT HAVE ONE?
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08-25-2018, 08:10 PM
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This very similar to our Coleman unit. What I did was; make a backer board to brace the TV bracket. 3/4 plywood glued to the unit. We used a 3 section swivel TV bracket, our TV is 32”. Works great.
Hate the radio, control unit though. Good luck.
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08-25-2018, 09:31 PM
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My camper used 1x4's for the tv backer, inside and out, so any screw or lag bolt over 1" isn't doing anything. I took the paneling off and doubled them, way stronger now.
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08-27-2018, 02:15 AM
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On my 2017 300tq I found that the main TV location in the Infotrainment center wall was backed for TV mounting. I would use 3/4" lag bolts and pre drill using a drill bit depth gauge to prevent going through the wall.
I used a double articulating arm TV mount. The recessed area was too small for a decent size TV so my TV sits outside the recessed area pushed flat against the wall. I installed a 40" TV. Keep in mind when the Slide comes in you will only have about inch or two of clearance between the slide wall and the TV.
I also mounted some small metal strap brackets to the left and right of the TV mount so I could use nylon straps to secure the TV when going down the road. The TV sits pretty firm with just the mount but you can't be too safe.
40" TV
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08-27-2018, 02:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xboxhacker
Hi Y'all, new to this forum, but i got a question about the TV mount in my 2018 300TQ. This is the mount for above the radio, in the front. How long should the screws be, without going through to the master bed area? I am planing on putting a 32" LCD there. Or should i use a carriage bolt and put the round side facing the bed side of the wall?
Thanks in advance!!
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If your interested in several Mods that I did to my 2017 Coleman 300tq click on this link and scroll down to post #186 and scroll through the different Mods including the TV Mount for the main TV.
http://www.dutchmenowners.org/forums...q-5206-19.html
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08-29-2018, 09:16 PM
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Do not trust the sticker. Just because there is a sticker, do not believe that it means there is anything substantial behind it. If I believed my sticker, I would have mounted my TV into the 1/4" thin wall.
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08-30-2018, 10:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TejasBob
Do not trust the sticker. Just because there is a sticker, do not believe that it means there is anything substantial behind it. If I believed my sticker, I would have mounted my TV into the 1/4" thin wall.
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Just an FYI... I had a sticker but NO backer board also.
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